matchs

/\matʃ\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,529

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

matchs is aFrenchnoun. It means: Pluriel de match. Pronounced \matʃ\. It ranks #1,529 in French word frequency. Often confused with math and mats.

Key facts for matchs
PropertyValue
Headwordmatchs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\matʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,529
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of matchs in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for matchs is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \matʃ\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,529 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de match.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for matchs, with forms such as "amtchs", "macths", and "matcchs". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "math", "mats", "maths", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is matchs, spelled M-A-T-C-H-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de match.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amtchs,macths,matcchs,matchhs,matchss,matcsh,mathcs,mattchs,mmatchs,mtachs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for matchs

Misspelling Variants of "matchs"

amtchs6macths6matcchs7matchhs7matchss7matcsh6mathcs6mattchs7
Misspelling Variants of "matchs"

Frequency rank: #1,529 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "matchs"?
"matchs" is spelled M-A-T-C-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is \matʃ\.
What does "matchs" mean?
As a noun, "matchs" means: Pluriel de match.
What words are commonly confused with "matchs"?
"matchs" is commonly confused with "math", "mats", "maths". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "matchs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matchs" is \matʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matchs" come from?
"matchs" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.